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Sky Vision sells 100 hours into CEE
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has sealed a raft of sales with broadcasters across Europe as…
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News Corp. reorganises Sky Italia along BSkyB, Sky Deutschland lines
News Corp.-owned Sky Italia has reorganised all of its programming activities into a single unit,…
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FIC launching Fox Sports Channel in Italy
Fox International Channels has secured a slew of rights for a new Fox Sports channel…
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Senior News Corp exec to retire
News Corp’s CFO David DaVoe is to step down from his position following shareholder approval…
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FIC promotes Platt to NGCI top job, Gandevia takes Asia
Fox International Channels has promoted its Asia Pacific boss Ward Platt to FIC COO and…
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News Corp shareholders approve split
News Corp’s shareholders have approved the division of the company into separate media and publishing…
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Intel ‘offering premium, but yet to secure content for TV service’
Intel is reportedly offering a premium of up to 75% over standard cable rates to…
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AT&T is ‘latest Hulu suitor’
US telco AT&T is reportedly in discussions about making a joint bid for Hulu, marking…
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DirecTV reportedly among US$1bn-plus bidders for Hulu
US pay TV provider DirecTV is one of three bidders offering upwards of US$1 billion…
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Sky boosts drama commissioning team
BSkyB has added a senior commissioning editor for drama, in the shape of a former…
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Roku raises US$60m to grow set top business
Streaming video box-maker Roku has raised US$60 million in Series F funding from new and…
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DirecTV the latest company linked to Hulu
US pay TV platform DirecTV is the latest company to be linked with a move…
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Time Warner Cable eyes Hulu stake
US cable giant Time Warner Cable is reportedly considering taking an equity stake in video-on-demand…
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Sky Italia weighs on News Corp.’s pay TV numbers
News Corp. reported profit and revenue increases in its most recent quarter, but a loss…
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Long-serving exec John Gilbert exiting Shine
A long-serving Shine Group executive is leaving the News Corp-owned producer to join Industry Media,…
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News Corp settles with shareholders
News Corp has settled a legal case with a shareholder group that were unhappy with…
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News Corp ents biz named 21st Century Fox
The entertainment and media arm of News Corp will be called 21st Century Fox. The…
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Jason Kilar joins DreamWorks board
Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is to join the board of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation….
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Reports: Hulu board talking to buyers
The board of US video-on-demand site Hulu has held discussions with a number of potential…
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Hulu names Forssell interim CEO
Hulu has appointed its senior VP of content Andy Forssell as its interim CEO and…
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News Corp. selling US$700m Sky NZ stake
News Corp. is selling its 44% stake in Sky New Zealand. Its share in the…
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Nickelodeon and Sky team for kids Block Party series
Nickelodeon UK and BSkyB have jointly commissioned a new kids series, Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate…
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Sky Italia struggles as News Corp. posts strong results
Sky Italia swung to a loss and shed customers in the most recent quarter and…
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Analysts question US$24.3 billion price tag for Virgin Media
Financial analysts have questioned the price Liberty Global has agreed to pay for UK cable…
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Latin Media Leaders: Fox’s Billion-Dollar Man
MOST INFLUENTIAL INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE HERNAN LOPEZ, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS Hernan Lopez is…
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News Corp. takes control of Sky Deutschland
News Corp. will take a majority stake in Sky Deutschland for the first time following…
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New US privacy law will allow Netflix to link accounts with Facebook
US lawmakers have amended privacy laws, clearing the way for video services such as Netflix…
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Sky Vision hires first head of acquisitions
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has poached former BBC Worldwide commercial manager Angela Neillis and she…
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Hulu CEO Kilar to leave this quarter
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and chief technologyofficer Rich Tom are to leave the US online…
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Former European TV chief Mockridge to leave News Corp
Former Sky Italia and News Corp European television chief executive Tom Mockridge has resigned as…